Business & Economy

Dog Play N Stay Resort shuts down after customers complain of staff issues affecting their animals

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Dog Play N Stay Resort shut down permanently on Jan. 20, after a little over a year of business. The animal daycare facility, located in Mason, Michigan opened its doors in 2021 and included services such as daycare, grooming, and overnight boarding. Throughout their time of operation, the reviews of the business from local Mason residents have been mixed. Before the closure, a GoFundMe page was organized by former senior manager Elizabeth Embry in hopes that the business would continue.

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BAD Brewing features many different kinds of craft beer.

Brewing In Mason

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About 20 minutes south of Lansing, you can find a small-town home to a county government and a barrage of small businesses. As you get toward the heart of Mason, the large franchises that surround America come to halt and the locally-owned businesses consume the town’s retail market. Among these shops, you’ll find business owner, Brian Rasdale, who owns Mason’s BAD Brewing Company. Rasdale is a St. Johns native and earned his associate’s degree from Lansing Community College.

Arlo North shows off his ballot.
Elections & Politics

Wonder Woman, blue, snake can all win when kids vote

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Mason residents cast their ballots alongside their children on Election Day at Mason City Hall. Polling booths and tiny chairs sit by the customer service desk.

“We do this to encourage kids to become adult voters,” said City Manager Deborah Stuart.

The one-page sheet includes superheroes, colors and animals this year. All choices were made by Girl Scout Troop 30590 as part of their Democracy and Voting badges.

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There is never an off-season for Mason community gardeners

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Walking pathway for the garden

It’s never too late in the year to take care of your garden. As harvesting season comes to its end during October, there is plenty of work to do for the next season. Marsha Erics says she’s been gardening at the Mason Community Garden for the past year. “Growing food for the home and food bank is convenient,” she says. 

Erics said food grown in the garden is great for the community because it’s being sent to homes and food banks. The garden is all organic. She said the garden allows residents to rent space for $20 per growing season.

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Pink School restoration connects Mason to its past

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Mason’s Pink School is located on Mason parkland at 707 W. Ash St. When you walk into The Pink School on Mason parkland on West Ash Street, you can immediately feel the history in the 720-square-foot one-room schoolhouse. An old piano sits next to an American flag in the corner. Wall cases display old documents such as attendance records and homework assignments from the late 1800s. The desks are a hodgepodge of different designs, yet they all sit three feet off the ground with the old-fashioned bench seat that connects to the desktop.

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Spring has sprung at Mason Community Garden

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The Mason community garden is one of Mason’s kindest acts for its community. Local residents can grow their own produce in designated plots they apply for. For previous years, residents would go to the Mason City Council, but starting March this year they’ll be going to a different board. 

Madison NorfleetThe Mason community garden that’s ready for its 2022 gardeners. The City Council voted unanimously March 21 to have a licensing agreement with Mason Community Services. Community services will now  maintain the garden. 

 Linda Hughson with community services said, “The garden is something we can help with.